Read the excerpt from enrique’s journey.

today, enrique is terrified of another beating. every time someone new jumps onto his car, he tenses. fear, he realizes, to keep him awake, so he decides to induce it. he climbs to the top of the tank car and takes a running leap. with arms spread, as if he were flying, he jumps to one swaying boxcar, then to another. some have four- to five-foot gaps. others are nine feet apart.

how does the narrative technique of characterization support the author’s purpose in this excerpt? it shows how difficult travel has been for enrique. it illustrates the one thing that enrique is afraid of. it explains why enrique does not want to be part of a gang. it demonstrates that enrique takes drastic measures to survive.

It demonstrates that Enrique takes drastic measures to survive.

The excerpt shows that Enrique decides to jump from train car to train car in order to stay awake. He is so afraid of receiving another beating from someone that he doesn't want to fall asleep and let his guard down. He figures out that the adrenaline from being afraid keeps him awake so he creates the adrenaline spikes by jumping the train cars. This is a drastic measure since it is very dangerous, but he feels as though he needs to stay awake to survive.

The Answer is D: It demonstrates that Enrique takes drastic measures to survive.

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the addition that would strengthen melissa’s thesis statement, both the dark game and the code book explain the importance of codebreaking, is :

main ideas of each book

melissa should discuss the main ideas of each book because these ideas will fully support her thesis statement. through these details, readers will also understand the importance of codebreaking that melissa referred to, which was inspired by the books.

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